Andrew Wallace

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Andrew Wallace
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Wallace in the Speaker's chair
31st Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
In office
23 November 2021 (2021-11-23) 11 April 2022 (2022-04-11)
PositionVotes %±%Result
2016 Fisher Liberal National Party40,42448.26Increase2.svg3.79First49,473 59.06 Decrease2.svg0.69 Elected
2019 49,567 50.04 Increase2.svg1.83 First 62,100 62.70 Increase2.svg 3.55 Elected
2022 48,013 44.25 Decrease2.svg5.79 First 63,656 58.67 Decrease2.svg4.03 Elected
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Personal life

Wallace and his wife Leonie live in Wurtulla, Queensland. [7] Practising Catholics, the couple have four adult daughters. [16] His youngest daughter lives with a disability, having been born with a segment missing from her chromosome 16, making him a passionate advocate for disability support. [2]

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